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Malware propagated by profit-oriented cyber criminals still account for the lion’s share of security threats to businesses but lately state-sponsored attackers have been zeroing in on large enterprises, according to security software maker Kaspersky Labs.

At the Kaspersky Cyber-Security Summit 2013 on Wednesday, Costin Raiu, director of global research for the company cited the high-level cyber espionage campaign of the Red October ring as an example. The organization is credited for breaking into computers and networks of governments, scientific organizations and businesses around the world for the last five years.

Malware such as Stuxnet, Flame and Gauss are just some of the threats that have been associated with state-sponsored attacks. State-back cyber-espionage operations are often better funded compared to their private sector counterparts and enjoy government protection.